On Thanksgiving, American Muslims Give Thanks to Allies

Two British Muslim Women Friends Meeting Outside Office

WASHINGTON – At a time of giving thanks, the leader of an American Muslim group has published an editorial to give thanks to allies who publicly and vocally stood up to defend Muslim rights in a difficult year for them. “This Thanksgiving, I join millions of American Muslim families in thanking fellow Americans of all faiths and political affiliations who this year publicly and vocally spoke out and showed up, again and again, to stand up for our shared American values,” Nihad Awad, National Executive Director of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)), wrote in an editorial published by&hellip;

Related Links

WASHINGTON – At a time of giving thanks, the leader of an American Muslim group has published an editorial to give thanks to allies who publicly and vocally stood up to defend Muslim rights in a difficult year for them.

“This Thanksgiving, I join millions of American Muslim families in thanking fellow Americans of all faiths and political affiliations who this year publicly and vocally spoke out and showed up, again and again, to stand up for our shared American values,” Nihad Awad, National Executive Director of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)), wrote in an editorial published by HuffPost.

Awad recalled the moments after Pres. Donald Trump’s signing of the first ban on travelers from several Muslim-majority countries, widely dubbed the “Muslim Ban” when thousands thronged to airports to show support.

“We remember seeing live videos from an increasing number of airports nationwide showing tens of thousands of fellow Americans – Republicans, Democrats, and others – gathering at the airports,” Awad wrote.

“We were all united by our shared American values and our belief in the words of the Declaration of Independence, in Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, in the 14th Amendment, and in the Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and equal treatment under the law.”

Awad went on the thank “thousands of attorneys who volunteered their time to help those facing obstacles” and “members of Congress and local lawmakers who held press conferences and joined demonstrators in solidarity.”